17 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
About 17 Benbow Drive
17 Benbow Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 5FP). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 sits 343.1% above the 1999 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 57.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
17 Benbow Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Benbow Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Benbow Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£116,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 September 1999Most recent
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 5FP: £380,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CM3 5FP
4 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Aug 2024
£525,00035 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Apr 2018
£195,00037 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Apr 2018
£261,00025 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Jan 2017
£380,00012 Benbow Drive, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5FP
Sold Dec 2016
£420,000
Versus other Benbow Drive homes
On price per m², 17 Benbow Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,027
Street avg £3,323
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Asda Store — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Collingwood Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







